As a part of the funding for the Kids’ Environment and Health Cohort, we are carrying out two projects to showcase how this data can be used by researchers in the future.

Heat during pregnancy

The first of these projects will explore how being pregnant during hot temperatures is associated with babies’ health at birth. More information can be found here. This work also contributes to the MAGENTA project.

Overcrowding in the home and health of babies

The second project will explore how overcrowding in the home affects children’s health during their first year of life. Note that NHS data will be analysed by ONS and UKSA staff only, as part of its work on official statistics.